Efficacy of a smartphone game to increase age and condom use at first sex among adolescents in Kenya (Tumaini): a randomised controlled trial.

Winskell K, Sabben G, Mbeda C, Ondeng'e K, Arego J, Qin H, Goldenberg S, Ndivo R, Komro K, Bednarczyk RA, Lyles RH, Mudhune V

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DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00353-0
Published: 2026 Apr
Container: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s2352-4642-25-00353-0,
  title = {Efficacy of a smartphone game to increase age and condom use at first sex among adolescents in Kenya (Tumaini): a randomised controlled trial.},
  author = {Winskell K and Sabben G and Mbeda C and Ondeng'e K and Arego J and Qin H and Goldenberg S and Ndivo R and Komro K and Bednarczyk RA and Lyles RH and Mudhune V},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet. Child \& adolescent health},
  doi = {10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00353-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00353-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy of a smartphone game to increase age and condom use at first sex among adolescents in Kenya (Tumaini): a randomised controlled trial.
AU  - Winskell K
AU  - Sabben G
AU  - Mbeda C
AU  - Ondeng'e K
AU  - Arego J
AU  - Qin H
AU  - Goldenberg S
AU  - Ndivo R
AU  - Komro K
AU  - Bednarczyk RA
AU  - Lyles RH
AU  - Mudhune V
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet. Child & adolescent health
DO  - 10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00353-0
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K, W., G, S., C, M., K, O., J, A., H, Q., S, G., R, N., K, K., RA, B., RH, L., & V, M. (2026). Efficacy of a smartphone game to increase age and condom use at first sex among adolescents in Kenya (Tumaini): a randomised controlled trial.. The Lancet. Child & adolescent health. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00353-0

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